Stock-spraying appliance.



J. B. FAULKNER.

STOCK SPRAYING APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED 02c. 18, 1914.

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rid ORIVEV JOHN B. FAULKN ER/OF KEARNEY TOWNSHIP, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

7 Patented Oct. 31, 1916.

Application filed December 18, 1914. Serial No. 877,981.

To all whom itmag concern:

Be it knownthat 1, JOHN B. FAULKNER, a citizen of the United States,residing in Kearney township, inthe county of Clay and State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inStock-Spraying Appliances, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to stock spraying appliances and my object is toproduce a simple, cheap, strong, durable and efficient appliance forautomatically spraying or sprinkling oil or other liquid on stock,particularly hogs. I t

A further object is to produce an appliance for actuation by each hog inits passage between a feed lot and pasture, for example.

With these general objects in View the invention consists in certainnovel and peculiar features of construction and organization ashereinafter described and claimed and in order that it may be fullyunderstood reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in whichFigure 1, is a side view of a hog oiling appliance embodying myinvention. Fig. 2, is a face view of the appliance, equipped withagitating means, omitted from'Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is a horizontal section onthe line IIIIII of Fig. 2. Fig. l,'is a fragmentary perspective view toillustrate parts not clearly shown in the other figures. Fig. 5, is anenlarged section taken on the dotted line V of Fig. 2.

In the said drawing a pair of inverted V-shaped vertical frames orstandards each consists of upwardly converging bars 1 connected at theirupper ends by a plate 2 and near their lower ends by a cross bar 3. Thetwo frames are connected together near their upper ends by a horizontalrectangular frame comprising parallel bars 41: connected at their endsby shorter bars 5, and said horizontal frame is braced by inclinedbraces 6, secured to the bars 4 and to the bars 1.

At opposite sides upright bars 7 and 8 are secured at their upper endsto bars 5, the lower ends of bars 8 being secured to the cross bar 3 atthe corresponding side. The bars 7 extend slightly below the plane ofthe adjacent cross bar 3 and are connected at their lower ends by apivot 9 for a cross lever 10 which underlies both bars 3.

At its opposite end the lever 10 carries a pivot 11 towhich is attachedthe lower endof a link 12, which link preferably consistsof a pair ofbars secured together, the bars being bowed outwardly to form a fork 13at their lower ends to receive the lever 10 and'bowed outward slightlyat their upper ends to receive between them on the pivot bolt 14, theouter end of a lever 15 fulcrumed at 16 on the bars 8, and terminatingalmost centrally below the rectangular frame.

Theinner end of lever 15 is connected by a short link 17, to the crankarm 18 of a valve 19 controlling a vertically pendent discharge pipe 20of an oil tank 21 resting upon the upper ends of the said frames orstandards, and the lower end of the discharge pipe 20 is equipped with aperforated cap or spray nozzle 22 disposed vertically above the centerof the lever 10.

For normally holding the valve in closed position, a retractileconnection is arranged between a fixed point on the framework, near theupper end thereof by preference, and the lever 10, said connectioncomprising a retractile spring23, a flexible connection 24 dependingfrom the spring, and a loop 25 secured to the lever near its fulcrumedend, the attachment of the flexible connection to the loop beingadjustable by reason of notches 26 in the latter for varying the tensionof the spring.

Mounted upon the (lever vertically below the spraying nozzle is a runwayor platform 27, over which the hogs must pass in going from the feed lotto the pasture or vice versa, or to a drinking fountain. The platformpreferably has side boards 28 for supporting in a slightly elevatedposition the cross strips 29, these cross strips being desirable astending to check the hogs in their passage over the platform so thatthey will be properly sprayed with oil from the nozzle 22, it beingunderstood that as the hog steps on the platform, the latter depresseslever 10, to effect the opening of the valve 19, it being understoodthat in this action the free end of the lever will rest upon the groundso that the weight of the hog shall be imposed only on the lever and thebars 7 and fulcrum or pivot 9, and not be imposed in any way on thevalve mechanism or discharge pipe of the tank. The spraying operationceases the instant the weight removed from the plat-,1.

and that it flows down over his sides and that when he rolls or WalloWsor scratches he aids in a thorough and complete distribution of the oilover his entire body.

For using what is known as stock dip or any other liquid susceptible ofsettling, I prefer to provide means for agitating the liquid such meansto be operated each time the platform is depressed and raised. Thisagitating means I have shown only in Fig.

2, and it consists of a paddle 30, extending down into the tank througha slot 32 in the cap 31, of the tank. The paddle has an arm 33,overlying the tank and pivoted at an intermediate point to a bracket 3asecured to the tank. The free end of said arm is pivotally connected bya link 35 to the outer end of the lever 15. By this arrangement foragitating or stirring the dip or other liquid at frequent intervals, thequality or richness of the dip will be fairly evenly distributed notonly within the tank but over the hogs which will pass through the frameat short intervals, especially during the feeding hours.

The appliance has been practice and has operated most efliciently.

It Willbe understood that the appliance may be modified in variousparticulars with out departing from the principle of constructioninvolved and that I therefore reserve the right to make all changesWhich fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

LA stock spraying appliance, comprising a framework through Which stockis adapted to pass, a liquid container mounted on said framework,provided with a nozzle' a valve controlling said nozzle, a leverconnected to open and close said valve, an agitator Within the tank, apivoted arm carrying the same, a link connecting said arm with the saidlever, a yieldingly-elevated platform and a link pivotally connectingsaid platform with the valve operating and agitator operating mechanism.2. A stock spraying appliance, comprising a liquid holder, means fordischarging oil from the holder, a valve controlling such dischargemeans, a yieldingly-elevated platform adapted to be depressed by a hogin passing thereover, elevated strips at opposite ends of the platformto check the hog in his passage over the platform, and means whereby thedepression of the platform shall effect the opening of the valve.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signa-- ture, in the presence of tWoWitnesses.

. JOHN B. FAULKNER. Witnesses:

H. C. RODGERS, G. Y. THORPE.

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